Jagdgeschwader 400

Geschwaderkommodoren:

• Maj Wolfgang Späte, Dec 1944 - Mar 1945

Stab:

Formed Dec 1944 in Brandis. Disbanded 7 Mar 1945.

Airfields and Air Base Locations

Date	Location	Gruppe	Aircraft Used
Dec 1944 - Mar 1945	Brandis	1. JD	Me 163

I. Gruppe:

Gruppenkommandeure:

• ?
• Hptm Robert Olejnik, Sep 1944 - 2 Nov 1944 
• Hptm Wilhelm Fulda, 25 Nov 1944 - 19 Apr 1945 

1./JG400 was formed 26 Apr 1944 in Wittmundhafen from 20./JG1. Stab I. and 2./JG400 was formed Jul 1944 in Venlo:

Stab I./JG400
1./JG400
2./JG400

The first Me 163 was delivered in Jul 1944. Disbanded 19 Apr 1945.

Airfields and Air Base Locations

Date	Location	Gruppe	Aircraft Used
Apr 1944 - Jun 1944	Wittmundhafen	2. JD	none
Jun 1944 - Aug 1944	Venlo*	3. JD	Me 163
Aug 1944 - Apr 1945	Brandis (near Leipzig)	1. JD	Me 163

* 1./JG400 moved to Brandis 25 Jul 1944, Stab I. and 2./JG400 followed in late Aug 1944.

II. Gruppe:

Gruppenkommandeure:

• Hptm Opitz, Nov 1944 - May 1945

Formed 12 Nov 1944 in Stargard with:

Stab II./JG400 new
5./JG400 new
6./JG400 new

Disbanded 19 Apr 1945, but remained until the end.

Airfields and Air Base Locations

Date	Location	Gruppe	Aircraft Used
Nov 1944 - Dec 1944	Stargard	1. JD	Me 163
Dec 1944 - Feb 1945	Brandis	1. JD	Me 163
Feb 1945 - Apr 1945	Salzwedel	1. JD	Me 163
Apr 1945 - May 1945	Nordholz	1. JD	Me 163
May 1945	Husum	2. JD	Me 163

III. Gruppe:

Gruppenkommandeure:

• Olt Franz Medicus, 21 Jul 1944 - 13 Oct 1944

Formed 21 Jul 1944 in Brandis as Erg.Staffel/JG400 from Ausb.Kdo./Erprobungskommando 16.

On 14 Oct 1944 used to form IV./EJG2, but parts remained, and was used to form III./JG400 in Dec 1944 with:

Stab III./JG400 new
13./JG400 from Erg.Sta./JG400 (parts)
14./JG400 new

Disbanded Mar 1945.

Airfields and Air Base Locations

Date	Location	Gruppe	Aircraft Used
21 Jul 1944 - Sep 1944	Brandis		Me 163
Sep 1944 - Mar 1945	Udetfeld	8. JD	Me 163

• Flugzeugbestand und Bewegungsmeldungen, Stab/JG400
• Flugzeugbestand und Bewegungsmeldungen, I./JG400
• Flugzeugbestand und Bewegungsmeldungen, II./JG400
• Flugzeugbestand und Bewegungsmeldungen, Erg./JG400